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Going to the Doctor!
How to make the most of your appointment.
We all have to go to the doctor’s office. None of us like it, but I think it would be a little bit easier if we had some idea of how to get the most out of our trip to the doctor’s office.
We all get nervous about going to the doctors. For some, this can result in White Coat Syndrome. White Coat Hypertension is high blood pressure that may have something to do with nervousness or anxiety about going to the doctor’s office.
If you notice that your blood pressure readings at home are not as high as the doctor’s office you should mention this to your doctor.
We should treat going to the doctors as we would go to any other professional. If you needed to see a lawyer about making your will, you would have all the papers you needed. You would have thought about any questions you wanted to ask. So do the same at your doctors.
The Doctors Office
We go to the doctors and sit there in the waiting room waiting to be called to the examining room. Worrying and fretting, almost always kept waiting. Once we finally get to see the doctor and ask the first question we get a quick response, a prescription, possibly a requisition for blood work, and then the doctor stands up, then you stand up, and he leads you out the door. End of…
